Jorge Julio Rocha
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Boxing | ||
Competitor for  Colombia | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1988 Seoul | Bantamweight |
Jorge Eliécer Julio Rocha (born April 4, 1969 in El Reten, Magdalena) is a former Colombian bantamweight boxer best known to win the WBA and later the WBO title as a pro.
Amateur
At the 1988 Summer Olympics he won a bronze medal in the men's Bantamweight category after losing to Aleksandar Khristov.
Olympic results
- Defeated Hormillosa (Philippines) TKO 3
- Defeated Nieves (Puerto Rico) points
- Defeated Rene Breitbarth (East Germany) points
- Defeated Emil Matsushima (Japan) points
- Lost to Aleksandar Khristov (Bulgaria) points
Pro
Julio turned pro in 1989 and won his first twenty-six fights, culminating on 9 October 1992 with a win over southpaw Eddie Cook for the WBA Bantamweight title. He lost the belt in a unanimous decision to Junior Jones in 1993 but was the first to knock Jones down.
He went on to capture the WBO Bantamweight title in 1998 but lost the belt in 2000 to Johnny Tapia. His career then began to go downhill and in 2002 he lost to Manny Pacquiao by TKO, and again in 2003 to Israel Vázquez.
Professional career
| Preceded by Eddie Cook |
WBA Bantamweight Champion 9 October 1992 – 23 October 1993 |
Succeeded by Junior Jones |
| Preceded by Robbie Regan Vacated |
WBO Bantamweight Champion 28 July 1997 – 8 January 2000 |
Succeeded by Johnny Tapia |